Barringtonia sarcostachys

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Barringtonia sarcostachys

Description

Small to large trees, 7-40 m tall, twigs 7-20 mm diam. Leaves: Inflorescences terminal spikes, pendulous, 24-180 cm long, sparsely flowered, flowers spaced along rachis; Flowers sessile; Fruits ovoid to subglobular, 5-11 by 3.5-7.5 by 3-7.5 cm, smooth. Seeds ovoid-subglobular, 3.5-6.5 by 2.5-4.5 cm, with about 14 deep fissures.

Distribution

Asia-Tropical: Borneo present; Sumatera (Sumatera present)
Malesia: Sumatra, Borneo.

Citation

Prance 2013: p. 79. – In: Allertonia: f. 11
Müll.Berol. 1857 – In: Walp., Ann. Bot. Syst. 4: 851
R.Knuth 1959 – In: Engl., Pflanzenr. 219: 34
Pinard 2002 – In: Soepadmo et al., Tree Fl. Sabah & Sarawak 4: 122